Health Law Rollout: Drug Makers Reduce 'Doughnut Hole'

May 2, 2013 4:04 p.m. ET

The pharmaceutical industry was among the first to throw its support behind the health-care overhaul, which includes both costs and benefits for drug makers.

The most noticeable contribution drug makers have made to the rollout of the legislation is reducing a costly gap in Medicare's Part D prescription-drug benefit. This gap, known as the doughnut hole, starts when beneficiaries' drug costs reach a certain level during the year,...